2024 Cavan County Council election
Part of the 2024 Irish local elections
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An election to all 18 seats on Cavan County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Cavan is divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[2]
The period for nominations will run from 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and end at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024. Candidates may be nominated by a registered political party, through the submission of 15 assents from voters in the local electoral area, or alternatively with a deposit of €100.[3][4]
Retiring incumbents
| Constituency | Departing Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavan-Belturbet | Madeleine Argue[5] | Fine Gael | |
| Ballyjamesduff | Craig Lovett[6] | Fianna Fáil | |
Results by party
| Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | |||||||
| Fine Gael | |||||||
| Sinn Féin | |||||||
| Aontú | |||||||
| Independent Ireland | |||||||
| Labour | |||||||
| Independent | |||||||
| Total | 18 |  | 100.00 | | |||
Results by local electoral area
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
Bailieborough–Cootehill
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Carmel Brady[*] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Stiofán Conaty | |||
| Independent | Gary Cosgrave | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Aiden Fitzpatrick[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Clifford Kelly[*] | |||
| Independent | Fiona McCormack | |||
| Sinn Féin | Paddy McDonald[*] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Marina McEntee | |||
| Independent | John O'Reilly | |||
| Aontú | Sarah O'Reilly | |||
| Independent Ireland | Kristofer Shekleton | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Niall Smith | |||
| Fine Gael | Val Smith[*] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Ballyjamesduff
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Winston Bennett[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Phillip Brady[*] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Noel Connell | |||
| Sinn Féin | Angela Gaffney | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Nathan Galligan | |||
| Irish Freedom | Kieran Goggins | |||
| The Irish People | Lester Gordon | |||
| Fine Gael | T.P. O'Reilly[*] | |||
| Independent Ireland | Shane P. O'Reilly[*] | |||
| Aontú | Gráinne McPhillips | |||
| Fine Gael | Trevor Smith[*] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Cavan–Belturbet
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Damien Brady | |||
| Fine Gael | Niamh Brady | |||
| Independent | Brendan Fay[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | John Paul Feeley[*] | |||
| Independent | Susuana Komolafe | |||
| Fine Gael | Peter McVitty[*] | |||
| Green | Kevin Murphy | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Áine Smith[†] | |||
| Aontú | Tinko Tinev | |||
| Labour | Liam van der Spek | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Patricia Walsh[*] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Michael ‘Bricker’ Wall | |||
| Quota: | ||||
References
- ^ "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Election". Cavan County Council. 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Local election candidates in Cavan have two weeks to submit nomination papers". Irish Independent. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Enright, Seamus (5 May 2024). "Tributes paid to retiring Cavan councillor Madeleine Argue". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Enright, Seamus (13 April 2024). "Lovett won't contest election for Cavan County Council". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Notice of Poll". Cavan County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
